The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-07

Faribault; r. g.. generalissimo, John A.
Schlener, Minneapolis; Il. q. captain gen.
eral, C. A. Hubbard. Lake City; f. G. pre-.
late, Philo B. Hubbel. Winona: +. G. SEN
i. j. junior warden, ID. B. Smith, Austin;
+. G. treasurer, John G. Mcfarland; i.
G. recorder, A. T. c. Person. st. Paul; Il.
G. standard bearer, G. V. Ferguson, Roch-
ester; e. g. sword bearer. N. Il. Powell,
Redwood Falls Il. G. warden, C. S. Allen,
Duluth.
At the late reunion OF the First Regiment
Of veterans at Saltwater, on the walls was
q long series OF placards. as indices to the
various engagements OF the old First, viz:
Bull Run, July 81. 1861; second Bull Run,
Aug, 30. 1861; yorktown: May 7, 1862;
West Point. may 8, 1862; Edwards Ferry,
Oct. %, 1861; Peach Orchard, June 20,
1862; Savage Staeion, June 20, 1862; Fair
Oaks June |, 1862; Nelson's Farm. June
80, 1862; Malvern Hill, July /. 1862;
Glendale. June 30, 1862. Vienna, Sept. 2,
1862: first and seeond fredericksburg,
Dec. 15 lSG2, and May 4, 1863; Antietam,
Sept. II, 1862; Mine Run, Nov. 81, 1863;
aettyshurg, July z and 3, 1863; Briston's
suing year were chosen as follows: Presi-
dent, Judge Lochran; vice president, Il. F.
Perkins; treasurer. James Canncn; secre-
tary c. f. Hausdorf. Thcis. next reunion
will be held at tho George A. Bra ackett
country -ssidence. at Lake Minnetonka,
Mr.. Treherne the British Woe consul at
st. Paul. has appointed Mr.. w. Somerviile
Royle acting yics consul during his hb.
senee,
Kbrgaard, cashier OF the State Bank OF
Minneapolis, has been officially recogniz.
"a by Secretary Bayard as the Portuguese
consul at that city.
At Winona, on the 24th, an early morn
ing blaze completely destroyed the Laird
Norton mill, the largest saw mill on the
Mississippi conflagration which involves
a direct loss OF 5 LOO, 900 and the throw ing
OF 300 men out Unemployment. OF The Laird
Norton company was organized III the
tiities, and the saw mill was built in 1883.
The company was incorporated in 1883
with capital OF 81, , 900, 600. NJ. G. Nor
ton is president J. l.. Norton, vice presi-
dent and w. H. Laird, secretary end treas
urer. They employ about 400 men, and
manufacture yearly average OF 30, OOO,-
600 feet of lumber, 5000, 900 lath and 21 i
900, 900 shingle. They carry about 20, :
900, 1000 feet OF lumber. They have forty
Yards in the Northwest, immense pine lands.
| and are interested in the Winona lumber
mill the North Wisconsin mill at Hay
| ward, Wis, and the Chippewa Lumber and
| Boom campany.
In the band contest at Rochester, the
| following prizes were awarded: First class,
| Red Wing, first, without competition. Sec
ond class, Spring Valley, first; Cannon
| Falls, second; Marion, third. The total
cash prizes were 1925.
Pensions have been issued to Minnese-
tians as follows: Originals: Jacob Casa.
man, Mazeppa; Daniel w. Hand, St.Paul;
Anson Hellger, Arlington Charles c. Dixie,
White Bear Lake. John B. Lattonvele,
| St. Paul; Edmund Rice, st. Paul; William
shinnick, Qontarf; Enneas s: Peat, Wheat
land Increase: Caleb J. May, Cokato.
Reissues: Francis W. Seeley, Lake City
William Payne, Browntown. Reissue and
increase: Quincy c. Warren, Grove Lake.
| Charles H. Morton OF Ashland, Wis, has
| filed a complaint in the district court
against o. S. Hagerman OF ST. Paul to en-.
| force the fulfillment Of q contract for the
sale of real estate, the amount involved
being 700, a "Reminiscences OF the Ashland
| boom.
Taylor's Falls witnesses it's annual lol
Jam, which is, however, less picturesque
than that OF 1886.
Myron Brown, general agent OF the New
York Life Insurance company, residing al
st. Paul, stepped into the wash room at
the Nicollet house, at Minneapolis. He
| appeared to be in perfect health at tht
| time but after washing his hand he turned
partially around and then fell heavily te
the floor. He was picked up and laid OF
table, but when a physician arrived
few moments later. life was extinct, tht
sudden death being attributed to heart
disease or apoplexy.
Minnesota again comes to the front IL
the person OF ]. NJ. Prendergast OF Mime
apols, who graduated at Georgetown d
c. college. President Cleveland and {
large crowd OF government officials wer'
present Mr. Prendergast took the follow
ing: medal for poetry, premium fo
English literature and composition; th
second prize medal in mathematics, tn
first medal in general chemistry, th
Philodemic prize medal for an Grafton OF
"Old and New Locksley HalF' and {
special prize for passing an examination
on the entire 'Iliad."
at Minneapolis r. L. Stillman turned
over to c. II. Chadburn, the Rochester
(Minn) capitalist and banker the Still
man block, the building on Fourth between
Nicollet and Hennepin, now occupied by
the postoffice. This is probably as goot
business property as there is In the city
The consideration was $4,000. Th'
building is good one, five-story front, bu
it cannot possibly be worth over $1OO,
900. Allowing that for the building, ane
Mr.. Chadbourn paid over $1,000 from
foot for his land.
Not to exceed ], 200 acres OF crops hav,
been damaged by grasshoppers around Per
ham.
In the district court at st. Peter in tn,
case of Twist VS.. Winona & ST. Peter rail
road. for damages to Twists boy who wa
hurt by a turntable the jury gave a yer
dict for plaintiff OF $4,000.
w. II. Dixon, assis tant general passenge
agent OF the Milwaukee, has issued n circu
lar stating that the Hotel st. Louis a
Minnetonka will be opened July 3 unde
Ryan, and that within month the Mil
waukee & st. Paul would have line to tn
| hotel.
A test suit is about to be brought a
Rochester, against A. w. Pingree. the mer
| chant OF the smoked sturgeon which weF
eaten in this vicinity with such unpleasant
| results. The victims numbered over on
hundred, and a few are still i'll with cramp
and blood poisoning.
Rev. Mr.. Hayward, preached his farewell
sermon in the Congregational church a
Waterville. Poor health was the reason
OF his resignation.
John, Wright living in Cottage Grove
Washington county, was gOred by, a bul
and seriously, if not fatally, injured.
Congressman Edmund Rice OF st. Paul
has been awarded aipension Under the &C
passed last winter for the benefit Of tn
survivors OF the Mexican war. "Uncl
Ned" as he is affectionately known. was Il
the war and woated itp from, Vera Crue
to the city OF Mexico with the army OF Gen
Scott,
The railroad commissioners are sending
out blanks for the annual reports of tn
railroads in the state. They are to be fill
ed out and returned in September and vii
be published in January.
Rev. James McGolrick, OF the Immacu
late Conception church, Minneapolis re
ceived telegram from Ireland, announc
ing the death OF his father.
Sumner Ladd has been appointed b,
Gov. McGill to take testimony in regart
to the charges made against Deput.
Boiler Inspector Cushing Of Minneapolis.
The state teachers Institutes have clos
ed for the season, the next ones to be hel,
In September.
The fare for the round trip from ST
Paul to st. Louis on the occasion OF tn